Abraham: Ball at the Savoy / Barrese, Chicago Folks Operetta

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Naxos
Release Date
July 9, 2021
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    Featuring
    • COMPOSER
      ABRAHAM, PAUL
    • PERFORMER
      Folks Operetta, Barrese
    Product Details
    • RELEASE DATE
      July 09, 2021
    • UPC
      730099050371
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      8660503-04
    • LABEL
      Naxos
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      2
    • GENRE
    Works
    1. Prelude: Waltz: Ball at the Savoy

      Composer: Paul Abraham

      Ensemble: Chicago Folks Operetta

      Conductor: Anthony Barrese

    2. Introduction: My dear Venezia bella Venezia! - Will you be true? (Chorus, Madeleine, Aristide)

      Composer: Paul Abraham

      Ensemble: Chicago Folks Operetta

      Performer: Rose Guccione, Bridget Skaggs, Matt Dyson, Kingsley Day, Kurt Bender, Ron Watkins, Felicia Filip Burkovskiy, Katelyn Lee, Shawn Morgenlander, Gillian Hollis, Gretchen Adams, Roxann Ferguson, Erich Buchholz, John Wesley Hughes, Ernie Cottrell, Alison Kelly, Gerald Frantzen

      Conductor: Anthony Barrese

    3. Act I Scene 1: Where are they? (Lily, Paulette, Hermence, René, Ernst)

      Composer: Paul Abraham

      Ensemble: Chicago Folks Operetta

      Performer: Gretchen Adams, Shawn Morgenlander, Gillian Hollis, Kurt Bender, John Wesley Hughes

      Conductor: Anthony Barrese

    4. Act I Scene 1: Sevilla: A toast to madame, a toast to Marquis! (Chorus, Madeleine, Aristide)

      Composer: Paul Abraham

      Ensemble: Chicago Folks Operetta

      Performer: Rose Guccione, Bridget Skaggs, Matt Dyson, Kingsley Day, Kurt Bender, Ron Watkins, Felicia Filip Burkovskiy, Katelyn Lee, Shawn Morgenlander, Gillian Hollis, Gretchen Adams, Roxann Ferguson, Erich Buchholz, John Wesley Hughes, Ernie Cottrell, Alison Kelly, Gerald Frantzen

      Conductor: Anthony Barrese

    5. Act I Scene 2: What a pleasure it is to see you all again (Aristide, Madeleine, René, Hermence, Paulette, Lily, Ernst, Archibald)

      Composer: Paul Abraham

      Performer: Gerald Frantzen, Alison Kelly, Kurt Bender, Gillian Hollis, Shawn Morgenlander, Gretchen Adams, John Wesley Hughes, Kingsley Day

    6. Act I Scene 2: There's only one lady for me - Duet: Without your love, where would I be? (Aristide, Madeleine)

      Composer: Paul Abraham

      Ensemble: Chicago Folks Operetta

      Performer: Gerald Frantzen, Alison Kelly

      Conductor: Anthony Barrese

    7. Act I Scene 3: What a lovely garden (Lily, Paulette)

      Composer: Paul Abraham

      Performer: Gretchen Adams, Shawn Morgenlander

    8. Act I Scene 4: Who needs gin when I'm here! (Mustafa, Lily, Paulette, Hermence, Bébé)

      Composer: Paul Abraham

      Performer: Ryan Trent Oldham, Gretchen Adams, Shawn Morgenlander, Gillian Hollis, Rose Guccione

    9. Act I Scene 4: My father, on the other hand - At Home along the Bosporus: Halla, halla, hai! (Mustafa, Lily, Paulette, Hermence, Bébé)

      Composer: Paul Abraham

      Ensemble: Chicago Folks Operetta

      Performer: Ryan Trent Oldham, Gretchen Adams, Shawn Morgenlander, Gillian Hollis, Rose Guccione

      Conductor: Anthony Barrese

    10. Act I Scene 5: Aristide! How was the honeymoon? (Mustafa, Aristide)

      Composer: Paul Abraham

      Performer: Ryan Trent Oldham, Gerald Frantzen

    11. Act I Scene 6: Hey, do you know who just pulled up outside? (Ernst)

      Composer: Paul Abraham

      Performer: John Wesley Hughes

    12. Act I Scene 6: Hi everybody! I'm here! - Kangaroo: Nobody wants to do the foxtrot today (Daisy, René, Ernst, Lily, Paulette, Hermence, Bébé, Archibald)

      Composer: Paul Abraham

      Ensemble: Chicago Folks Operetta

      Performer: Cynthia Fortune Gruel, Kurt Bender, John Wesley Hughes, Gretchen Adams, Shawn Morgenlander, Gillian Hollis, Rose Guccione, Kingsley Day

      Conductor: Anthony Barrese

    13. Act I Scene 7: Daisy! When did you get here? (Aristide, Daisy, Mustafa, Madeleine)

      Composer: Paul Abraham

      Performer: Gerald Frantzen, Cynthia Fortune Gruel, Ryan Trent Oldham, Alison Kelly

    14. Act I Scene 8: Did you really cross the ocean just to see me? (Madeleine, Daisy)

      Composer: Paul Abraham

      Performer: Alison Kelly, Cynthia Fortune Gruel

    15. Act I Scene 8: What's it like to be newlyweds? - The Wedding Night: Duet: The very first thing I recall (Daisy, Madeleine)

      Composer: Paul Abraham

      Ensemble: Chicago Folks Operetta

      Performer: Cynthia Fortune Gruel, Alison Kelly

      Conductor: Anthony Barrese

    16. Act I Scene 9: Mustafa, there's no time to waste (Aristide, Mustafa, Archibald)

      Composer: Paul Abraham

      Performer: Gerald Frantzen, Ryan Trent Oldham, Kingsley Day

    17. Act I Scene 10: Aristide, I'm so excited to have you all to myself tonight (Madeleine, Aristide, Mustafa, Daisy, Archibald)

      Composer: Paul Abraham

      Performer: Alison Kelly, Gerald Frantzen, Ryan Trent Oldham, Cynthia Fortune Gruel, Kingsley Day

    18. Act I Scene 11: I can't believe he's leaving me on our first night at home (Madeleine, Daisy)

      Composer: Paul Abraham

      Performer: Alison Kelly, Cynthia Fortune Gruel

    19. Act I Scene 11: An eye for an eye, a kiss for a kiss! - A Woman is Faithful, but Why?: A man doesn't have to be faithful (Madeleine)

      Composer: Paul Abraham

      Ensemble: Chicago Folks Operetta

      Performer: Alison Kelly

      Conductor: Anthony Barrese

    20. Act I Scene 12: Ah, Miss Daisy, en grande toilette! (Mustafa, Daisy)

      Composer: Paul Abraham

      Performer: Ryan Trent Oldham, Cynthia Fortune Gruel

    21. Act I Scene 12: Duet: Mr. Brown and Lady Claire: Every night at the bar (Daisy, Mustafa)

      Composer: Paul Abraham

      Ensemble: Chicago Folks Operetta

      Performer: Cynthia Fortune Gruel, Ryan Trent Oldham

      Conductor: Anthony Barrese

    22. Act I Scene 13: Finale: I'll have a ball at the Savoy! (Aristide, Archibald, Ernst, Mustafa, Radio Announcer, Bébé, Monsieur Albert, Madeleine, Lily, Paulette, Hermence)

      Composer: Paul Abraham

      Ensemble: Chicago Folks Operetta

      Performer: Gerald Frantzen, Kingsley Day, John Wesley Hughes, Ryan Trent Oldham, Ernie Cottrell, Rose Guccione, Erich Buchholz, Alison Kelly, Gretchen Adams, Shawn Morgenlander, Gillian Hollis

      Conductor: Anthony Barrese

    23. Act II: Entrance Music

      Composer: Paul Abraham

      Ensemble: Chicago Folks Operetta

      Conductor: Anthony Barrese

    24. Act II Scene 1: Gentlemen, you won't believe who's here! - Entrance of Tangolita: Tangolita! (Maurice, René, Radio Announcer, Bartender, Archibald, Tangolita)

      Composer: Paul Abraham

      Ensemble: Chicago Folks Operetta

      Performer: John Wesley Hughes, Kurt Bender, Ernie Cottrell, Erich Buchholz, Kingsley Day, Bridget Skaggs

      Conductor: Anthony Barrese

    25. Act II Scene 1: Bella Tangolita: The fellas call me "Bella Tangolita" (Tangolita, Archibald, René, Bartender, Maurice, Radio Announcer)

      Composer: Paul Abraham

      Ensemble: Chicago Folks Operetta

      Performer: Bridget Skaggs, Kingsley Day, Kurt Bender, Erich Buchholz, John Wesley Hughes, Ernie Cottrell

      Conductor: Anthony Barrese

    26. Act II Scene 2: To see all six of you here together… (Mustafa, Pomerol, Trude, Ilonka, Mizzi, Bessie, Lucia, Giulette)

      Composer: Paul Abraham

      Performer: Ryan Trent Oldham, Ron Watkins, Roxann Ferguson, Gretchen Adams, Katelyn Lee, Felicia Filip Burkovskiy, Shawn Morgenlander, Gillian Hollis

    27. Act II Scene 2: We Turks are all 'polygamied' out - Turkish Kissing: Constantinople isn't a place (Mustafa, Lily, Paulette, Hermence, Bébé)

      Composer: Paul Abraham

      Ensemble: Chicago Folks Operetta

      Performer: Ryan Trent Oldham, Gretchen Adams, Shawn Morgenlander, Gillian Hollis, Rose Guccione

      Conductor: Anthony Barrese

    28. Act II Scene 3: Come out of retirement, Marquis? (Pomerol, Aristide, Mustafa, Maurice, Radio Announcer, Bartender, Madeleine)

      Composer: Paul Abraham

      Performer: Ron Watkins, Gerald Frantzen, Ryan Trent Oldham, John Wesley Hughes, Ernie Cottrell, Erich Buchholz, Alison Kelly

    29. Act II Scene 3: How could a man betray a woman of such beauty and charm? - Toujours L'amour: I was in love (Aristide, Madeleine)

      Composer: Paul Abraham

      Ensemble: Chicago Folks Operetta

      Performer: Gerald Frantzen, Alison Kelly

      Conductor: Anthony Barrese

    30. Act II Scene 4: How did it go? (Mustafa, Aristide, Maurice, Célestin)

      Composer: Paul Abraham

      Performer: Ryan Trent Oldham, Gerald Frantzen, John Wesley Hughes, Matt Dyson

    31. Act II Scene 5: Where have you been, Mr. Mustafa? (Daisy, Mustafa)

      Composer: Paul Abraham

      Performer: Cynthia Fortune Gruel, Ryan Trent Oldham

    32. Act II Scene 5: Duet: Out on the Town: I've studied it every which way (Mustafa, Daisy, Ilonka, Trude, Giulette, Bessie, Mizzi)

      Composer: Paul Abraham

      Ensemble: Chicago Folks Operetta

      Performer: Ryan Trent Oldham, Cynthia Fortune Gruel, Gretchen Adams, Roxann Ferguson, Gillian Hollis, Felicia Filip Burkovskiy, Katelyn Lee

      Conductor: Anthony Barrese

    33. Act II Scene 6: Oh, you've got it all wrong, Aristide (Tangolita, Aristide, Pomerol)

      Composer: Paul Abraham

      Performer: Bridget Skaggs, Gerald Frantzen, Ron Watkins

    34. Act II Scene 7: Room eight? With her? (Madeleine)

      Composer: Paul Abraham

      Performer: Alison Kelly

    35. Act II Scene 7: I Kiss As Well As Any Tangolita: It's in my blood (Madeleine)

      Composer: Paul Abraham

      Ensemble: Chicago Folks Operetta

      Performer: Alison Kelly

      Conductor: Anthony Barrese

    36. Act II Scene 8: There's no time to lose (Madeleine, Célestin, Pomerol)

      Composer: Paul Abraham

      Performer: Alison Kelly, Matt Dyson, Ron Watkins

    37. Act II Scene 8: Reminiscence: Toujours L'amour (Madeleine)

      Composer: Paul Abraham

      Ensemble: Chicago Folks Operetta

      Performer: Alison Kelly

      Conductor: Anthony Barrese

    38. Act II Scene 9: Séparée Scene: How charming! (Madeleine, Célestin, Pomerol, Aristide, Tangolita)

      Composer: Paul Abraham

      Ensemble: Chicago Folks Operetta

      Performer: Alison Kelly, Matt Dyson, Ron Watkins, Gerald Frantzen, Bridget Skaggs

      Conductor: Anthony Barrese

    39. Act II Scene 9: Ladies dressed at the height of fashion (Chorus, Mustafa, Radio Announcer, Crowd, Daisy)

      Composer: Paul Abraham

      Ensemble: Chicago Folks Operetta

      Performer: Ernie Cottrell, Rose Guccione, Bridget Skaggs, Matt Dyson, Kingsley Day, Kurt Bender, Ron Watkins, Felicia Filip Burkovskiy, Katelyn Lee, Shawn Morgenlander, Gillian Hollis, Gretchen Adams, Roxann Ferguson, Erich Buchholz, John Wesley Hughes, Ryan Trent Oldham, Cynthia Fortune Gruel

      Conductor: Anthony Barrese

    40. Act II Scene 9: Niagara Fox: Here's the latest new craze (Daisy, Ilonka, Trude, Giulette, Bessie, Mizzi, Maurice, René, Pomerol, Radio Announcer, Archibald, Bébé, Bartender)

      Composer: Paul Abraham

      Ensemble: Chicago Folks Operetta

      Performer: Cynthia Fortune Gruel, Gretchen Adams, Roxann Ferguson, Gillian Hollis, Felicia Filip Burkovskiy, Katelyn Lee, John Wesley Hughes, Kurt Bender, Ron Watkins, Ernie Cottrell, Kingsley Day, Rose Guccione, Erich Buchholz

      Conductor: Anthony Barrese

    41. Act II Scene 10: Bravo, Pasodoblé! (Mustafa, Daisy, Chorus)

      Composer: Paul Abraham

      Ensemble: Chicago Folks Operetta

      Performer: Ryan Trent Oldham, Cynthia Fortune Gruel, Rose Guccione, Bridget Skaggs, Matt Dyson, Kingsley Day, Kurt Bender, Ron Watkins, Felicia Filip Burkovskiy, Katelyn Lee, Shawn Morgenlander, Gillian Hollis, Gretchen Adams, Roxann Ferguson, Erich Buchholz, John Wesley Hughes, Ernie Cottrell

      Conductor: Anthony Barrese

    42. Act II Scene 10: What 'do' I like about you? - Why Am I in Love with You?: When women look at you my dear (Daisy, Mustafa, Chorus)

      Composer: Paul Abraham

      Ensemble: Chicago Folks Operetta

      Performer: Cynthia Fortune Gruel, Ryan Trent Oldham, Rose Guccione, Bridget Skaggs, Matt Dyson, Kingsley Day, Kurt Bender, Ron Watkins, Felicia Filip Burkovskiy, Katelyn Lee, Shawn Morgenlander, Gillian Hollis, Gretchen Adams, Roxann Ferguson, Erich Buchholz, John Wesley Hughes, Ernie Cottrell

      Conductor: Anthony Barrese

    43. Act II Scene 10: Madeleine's Confession: La, la, la… I am a more alluring senorita (Madeleine, Aristide, Tangolita)

      Composer: Paul Abraham

      Ensemble: Chicago Folks Operetta

      Performer: Alison Kelly, Gerald Frantzen, Bridget Skaggs

      Conductor: Anthony Barrese

    44. Act II Scene 10: Finale: He Swore that He'd Be Faithful (Madeleine)

      Composer: Paul Abraham

      Ensemble: Chicago Folks Operetta

      Performer: Alison Kelly

      Conductor: Anthony Barrese

    45. Act III: Entrance Music

      Composer: Paul Abraham

      Ensemble: Chicago Folks Operetta

      Conductor: Anthony Barrese

    46. Act III Scene 1: Melodrama: Unbelievable! The wife of the Marquis de Faublas would never do a thing like that (Archibald, Bébé)

      Composer: Paul Abraham

      Ensemble: Chicago Folks Operetta

      Performer: Kingsley Day, Rose Guccione

      Conductor: Anthony Barrese

    47. Act III Scene 2: Bébé, where's my wife? (Aristide, Bébé, Archibald, Mustafa)

      Composer: Paul Abraham

      Performer: Gerald Frantzen, Rose Guccione, Kingsley Day, Ryan Trent Oldham

    48. Act III Scene 3: Reminiscence: I'll have a ball at the Savoy (Madeleine, Bébé, Aristide, Archibald)

      Composer: Paul Abraham

      Ensemble: Chicago Folks Operetta

      Performer: Alison Kelly, Rose Guccione, Gerald Frantzen, Kingsley Day

      Conductor: Anthony Barrese

    49. Act III Scene 3: Take a Trip with Me to Alma-ata: One thing I know now (Madeleine, Mustafa)

      Composer: Paul Abraham

      Ensemble: Chicago Folks Operetta

      Performer: Alison Kelly, Ryan Trent Oldham

      Conductor: Anthony Barrese

    50. Act III Scene 4: What's all the fuss about? (Daisy, Archibald, Mustafa)

      Composer: Paul Abraham

      Performer: Cynthia Fortune Gruel, Kingsley Day, Ryan Trent Oldham

    51. Act III Scene 4: Why Am I in Love with You? (reprise) (Mustafa, Daisy)

      Composer: Paul Abraham

      Ensemble: Chicago Folks Operetta

      Performer: Ryan Trent Oldham, Cynthia Fortune Gruel

      Conductor: Anthony Barrese

    52. Act III Scene 5: Is everything packed? (Madeleine, Bébé, Daisy)

      Composer: Paul Abraham

      Performer: Alison Kelly, Rose Guccione, Cynthia Fortune Gruel

    53. Act III Scene 6: Madame, the attorney has arrived (Archibald, Madeleine, Célestin, Daisy)

      Composer: Paul Abraham

      Performer: Kingsley Day, Alison Kelly, Matt Dyson, Cynthia Fortune Gruel

    54. Act III Scene 7: So, you're Maitre Levy's representative? (Aristide, Célestin, Madeleine, Daisy, Mustafa)

      Composer: Paul Abraham

      Performer: Gerald Frantzen, Matt Dyson, Alison Kelly, Cynthia Fortune Gruel, Ryan Trent Oldham

    55. Act III Scene 8: Thank you (Célestin, Mustafa, Aristide, Daisy)

      Composer: Paul Abraham

      Performer: Matt Dyson, Ryan Trent Oldham, Gerald Frantzen, Cynthia Fortune Gruel

    56. Act III Scene 9: What a fine young man (Mustafa, Daisy, Aristide, Madeleine, Archibald)

      Composer: Paul Abraham

      Performer: Ryan Trent Oldham, Cynthia Fortune Gruel, Gerald Frantzen, Alison Kelly, Kingsley Day

    57. Act III Scene 9: Postlude: Oh, why am in in love with you (Daisy, Madeleine, Mustafa, Aristide, Chorus)

      Composer: Paul Abraham

      Ensemble: Chicago Folks Operetta

      Performer: Cynthia Fortune Gruel, Alison Kelly, Ryan Trent Oldham, Gerald Frantzen, Rose Guccione, Bridget Skaggs, Matt Dyson, Kingsley Day, Kurt Bender, Ron Watkins, Felicia Filip Burkovskiy, Katelyn Lee, Shawn Morgenlander, Gillian Hollis, Gretchen Adams, Roxann Ferguson, Erich Buchholz, John Wesley Hughes, Ernie Cottrell

      Conductor: Anthony Barrese


Hungarian composer Paul Abrahám enjoyed huge success across Europe with his ‘jazz operettas’, not least in Weimar Berlin where his works scored for an orchestra augmented by a jazz band caused a sensation. Ballim Savoy (‘Ball at the Savoy’) has a plot reminiscent of Die Fledermaus and its variety of influences, some European and some reflective of contemporary American popular song, won the kind of acclaim only equaled by Franz Lehár. The premiere, which took place in December 1932, was for some the last major cultural event of Weimar Germany.